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Western University’s student newspaper is yanking its Frosh issue from newsstands after an outcry over articles about drinking, drug use and sexual advances on teaching assistants.

The Gazette apologized Wednesday for the issue that came out last week and drew the ire of the school’s graduate student society, women’s advocates and university administrators.

“The Gazette displayed a lack of judgment regarding issues we have reported on seriously in the past,” the newspaper’s editorial board wrote in a statement. “We regret this mistake, and we look forward to reporting on these issues in a more serious manner in the future.”

The newspaper is removing 3,000 copies from campus and the selected articles from its website. It will also not distribute the remaining 11,000 copies of the Frosh issue during the university’s orientation week for new students.

Matt Helfland, president of the university students council, also sent a letter to The Gazette saying the staff “grossly erred” in publishing the articles and should launch an investigation of the incident.

The outcry over the articles comes amid growing concerns about sexual assaults and “rape culture” on university campuses nationwide.

The articles include an orientation week drinking game — on a campus where orientation week is supposed to be alcohol-free — as well as a detailing of different drugs students will encounter at Western, from marijuana to cocaine and magic mushrooms.

An article headlined “So you want to date a teaching assistant” drew the most scorn, especially from graduate students who work as teaching assistants and Megan Walker, executive director of the London Abused Women’s Centre. The university’s provost also condemned the articles.

Kevin Godbout, president of Western’s Society of Graduate Students, said the apology comes too late.

“They needed to do this about a week ago, the instant this became problematic.”

Godbout said the writer of the article and The Gazette editor should take harassment training to understand why the Frosh edition harmed the work environment for teaching assistants.

Walker is calling on Gazette editor-in-chief Iain Boekhoof to personally apologize to the Western community.